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No results yet... getting frustrated

DadraJane
DadraJane Posts: 3
edited February 27 in Health and Weight Loss
So I have been trying to stay within my calorie goal (Except for my one "blow-it" day, which is usually Saturday) and I've been working out 5Xs a week for almost 3 going on 4 total weeks. I also drink 3liters to a gallon of water everyday, and normally don't drink anything other than water, if I do it's diet and it's a rarity. I am supposed to remeasure myself next Friday, but I don't think I'm going to see any difference... The scale hasn't moved an inch and I haven't noticed a difference in the way my clothes have been fitting either. Do I need to work out more? Work out longer? Eat less (please no! lol) Or am I just impeatient and should keep doing what I'm doing and see what happens?

Thanks!!

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  • lisarenee_x3
    lisarenee_x3 Posts: 6
    Impatient. Keep going. What did you have on the blow it day? If it contained a lot of salt, you could still be retaining water weight from that. I started out doing low-carb, and I really lost quite a bit doing that, but I noticed when I had a cheat day and ate a lot of carbs, I would go up 3-4lbs due to water b/c carbs cling to water or something such as that, haha. A lot of people give up when they don't see results right away - do not let that happen to you. Keep pushing onward! Also, if you're working out, you could be building muscle, which weighs more than fat does.
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    The two most common problems are not accurately logging your food and overestimating your calorie burn through exercise.

    I highly recommend buying a food scale and using it religiously for everything, including packaged foods. This post has a lot of great advice on how to log accurately: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=logging+accurately
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    what is you calorie intake?

    Also to lose weight it is calories in< calories for a average of how you have been recently eating.

    Also people will say you overestimates calories burned during workouts and underestimate foods.

    Do you weigh your food out?

    What is your exercise routine?

    If you changed your lifestyle starting new diets and workouts plans there should be a weigh loss unless a medical issue is going on to.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
    So I have been trying to stay within my calorie goal (Except for my one "blow-it" day, which is usually Saturday)

    are you still logging on these days? if not you should, you might be erasing the deficit you created all the rest of the week and therefor hindering your own progress
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    The two most common problems are not accurately logging your food and overestimating your calorie burn through exercise.

    I highly recommend buying a food scale and using it religiously for everything, including packaged foods. This post has a lot of great advice on how to log accurately: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=logging+accurately

    This. And weigh and count your food on blowout day, too.
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    So I have been trying to stay within my calorie goal (Except for my one "blow-it" day, which is usually Saturday) and I've been working out 5Xs a week for almost 3 going on 4 total weeks. I also drink 3liters to a gallon of water everyday, and normally don't drink anything other than water, if I do it's diet and it's a rarity. I am supposed to remeasure myself next Friday, but I don't think I'm going to see any difference... The scale hasn't moved an inch and I haven't noticed a difference in the way my clothes have been fitting either. Do I need to work out more? Work out longer? Eat less (please no! lol) Or am I just impeatient and should keep doing what I'm doing and see what happens?

    Thanks!!
    Give it time. But a quick question: how much are you eating on your "cheat day". One cheat " day" could blow a deficit for a week and therefore you don't lose. I do not have cheat days. None. At all . I allow myself a treat I like per day (I like Greek yogurt with honey) no more than 200 cals and work it into my budget.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    You are probably erasing your weekly deficit with your blow-out day. Do you track your calories on that day?
  • DadraJane
    DadraJane Posts: 3
    I do not weigh my food...I'll see if I can get a scale soon and start!

    I wasn't logging my blow it days until this past week and I did have quite a bit of salt (french fries :( !) Maybe I could cut my blow it days to one every other week or something. It's just hard whenever my husband gets one a week on the diet he is on so it's easy to just do it with him.

    My calorie intake is roughly 1350. I try not to go over that at all, so that way whatever I burn during a workout is a deficit, even if the calories are over estimated.
    I am doing a mix of cardio and resistance training. Mosty Zumba or HIIT (from Turbo Fire) for Cardio, and then the sculpting and toning (also from Turbo Fire) with resistance bands for strenght...and every once in a while I'll throw in a pilates workout in the mix.
    I also do have hypothyroidism that I was recently diagnosed with and have been on medicine for about a month... the doctor is supposed to call me this week with my new test results to see if I have to change my dosage.

    Thank you for all your speedy posts!
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    Also my cheat days always have a weight training sessions so some of that extra calories can go to muscle.
  • StaciMarie1974
    StaciMarie1974 Posts: 4,138 Member
    If you're not using a food scale, then you do not know how many calories you are consuming. Measuring solid food with cups is inaccurate, as is assuming that a slice of bread is the exact weight that the packaging says a slice of bread should be. (Food can be off 10-20%.)

    What is your current weight, your goal weight, and how much are you aiming to lose each week? A 1 pound goal per week would be a 500 deficit per day or 3500 per week. Daily inaccuracies + a weekly 'blow it' day can easily eat up a deficit. At this point its too early to tell if its water weight or if your tracking is that far off. Get a food scale - you can order one thru Amazon or pick one up at Walmart, Target, etc. It will be an eye opener. From that point forward, log everything according to weight.

    As to your 'blow it' day - perhaps a new way of thinking? Instead of a blow it, eat like its the last day on earth, how about a day where you eat at maintenance. If your deficit normally is 500/day then that's an extra 500 calories and you can do alot with them.
  • Aniqana
    Aniqana Posts: 95
    I got same but I only started! I really want to see results after 2 weeks of barely eating anything :(
  • DadraJane
    DadraJane Posts: 3
    My calorie intake is roughly 1350. I try not to go over that at all, so that way whatever I burn during a workout is a deficit, even if the calories are over estimated.
    I am doing a mix of cardio and resistance training. Mosty Zumba or HIIT (from Turbo Fire) for Cardio, and then the sculpting and toning (also from Turbo Fire) with resistance bands for strenght...and every once in a while I'll throw in a pilates workout in the mix.
    I also do have hypothyroidism that I was recently diagnosed with and have been on medicine for about a month... the doctor is supposed to call me this week with my new test results to see if I have to change my dosage.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    If you're not using a food scale, then you do not know how many calories you are consuming. Measuring solid food with cups is inaccurate, as is assuming that a slice of bread is the exact weight that the packaging says a slice of bread should be. (Food can be off 10-20%.)

    What is your current weight, your goal weight, and how much are you aiming to lose each week? A 1 pound goal per week would be a 500 deficit per day or 3500 per week. Daily inaccuracies + a weekly 'blow it' day can easily eat up a deficit. At this point its too early to tell if its water weight or if your tracking is that far off. Get a food scale - you can order one thru Amazon or pick one up at Walmart, Target, etc. It will be an eye opener. From that point forward, log everything according to weight.

    As to your 'blow it' day - perhaps a new way of thinking? Instead of a blow it, eat like its the last day on earth, how about a day where you eat at maintenance. If your deficit normally is 500/day then that's an extra 500 calories and you can do alot with them.
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